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They've danced around the topic for weeks. He knows that she's frustrated and, damn it, he is too, but he's entirely unsure of how they should approach the situation.

"We should just tell Stefan and Elena and be done with it." She tells him one day as she sits on the hood of his car and they watch a sunset.

"Clearly, if you want everyone to know you should let mini-Barbie know. She couldn't keep her mouth shut if her life depended on it."

She narrows her eyes in irritation. "Okay, first, you keep putting this on me like you're content for it to be some big secret which is A, not cool, and B, not happening. And second, don't call her mini-Barbie, she did your bidding for weeks and you compelled her to let you feed on her. She at least deserves for you to use her full name. And it's Caroline, by the way, if you're unsure."

"I know that." He taps his right temple. "Vampires tend to hold on to details like that."

"Uh, whatever. You know what? How about you call me when you can talk to me like an adult?" She slides off the hood of his car and saunters back towards town. They don't talk for a week.

In the end, neither one needs to do anything. Tyler Lockwood does it for them. He asks Bonnie out and she agrees, just to prove to Damon that she's not waiting around for him and Damon nearly rips his head off in the middle of their date.

"You sanctimonious bastard!" Bonnie rips her arm from his grasp as she and Damon spill onto the sidewalk in front of the large windows of the restaurant.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" He demands.

"I'm on a date!"

"No, you aren't."

She rolls her eyes and crosses her arms while taking a step back from him. "Yes, I am and if you'll excuse me I've got to get back."

She moves to walk around him and he has her wrapped in his arms and clutched to his chest faster than she expected.

"I'm sorry Bonnie, but if you go back in there then I cannot be held responsible for my actions against that kid." He whispers in her ear.
She hates the way her body instantly responds to his voice.

"Tell me you love me." She demands of him.

"I love you."

"Tell me it's only me."

"Of course it's only you."

"Forever?"

"Until stake do us part." He smirks.

"Kiss me."

And when he does they never have to explain it to anyone.

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